Date: 2/27/2010
Heating Time: 0 minutes, as we were traveling
Total: 0 minutes
Now, two weeks into the project, I'd like to show a few statistics and notes.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Heating Report 13
Date: 2/26/2010
Heating Time: 0 minutes. A dog made a terrible mess on the heating pad just before bed, so it was washed.
Total: 0 minutes
Heating Time: 0 minutes. A dog made a terrible mess on the heating pad just before bed, so it was washed.
Total: 0 minutes
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Heating Report 10
Date: 2/22/2010
Heating Time: 90 minutes in the evening before bed, whilst playing Dr. Mario.
Total: 90 minutes
Heating Time: 90 minutes in the evening before bed, whilst playing Dr. Mario.
Total: 90 minutes
Monday, February 22, 2010
Heating Report 9
Date: 2/21/2010
Heating Time: 118 minutes in the morning, 270 minutes in the evening before bed
Total: 388 minutes
Heating Time: 118 minutes in the morning, 270 minutes in the evening before bed
Total: 388 minutes
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Heating Report 8
Date: 2/20/2010
Heating Time: 90 minutes in the morning, 90 minutes before bed
Total: 180 minutes
Heating Time: 90 minutes in the morning, 90 minutes before bed
Total: 180 minutes
Heating Report 7
Date: 2/19/2010
Heating Time: 0 minutes
Total: 0 minutes
We were away unexpectedly overnight and I was unable to meet today's goal. Fortunately, my experience leads me to believe that this can be made up in subsequent days.
Heating Time: 0 minutes
Total: 0 minutes
We were away unexpectedly overnight and I was unable to meet today's goal. Fortunately, my experience leads me to believe that this can be made up in subsequent days.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Condom Effectiveness
An article on the Medical News website details a study on condom effectiveness with men that have 'non-standard' penises.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Heating Report 2
Date: 2/14/2010
Heating Time: 50 minutes whilst reading in the morning, 90 minutes before bed
Total: 140 minutes
Heating Time: 50 minutes whilst reading in the morning, 90 minutes before bed
Total: 140 minutes
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Heating Report 1
I find it somewhat amusing that the first report comes in on Valentine's Day.
Date: 2/13/2010
Heating Times: 60 minutes whilst reading before bed
Total: 60 minutes
Date: 2/13/2010
Heating Times: 60 minutes whilst reading before bed
Total: 60 minutes
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Welcome to Contraception for Dudes!
The purpose of Contraception for Dudes is simple: I aim to spread all the information that I can about birth control from male's side of things.
For far too long, men have put the responsibility birth control or and family planning off on women. There are two major problems with this. First, that means that many women are taking birth control polls that aren't good for their systems. If you really love someone, wouldn't you do whatever you could to help them? Second, many men rely on women to take these pills regularly. This could leave you open to deception and tricks. I'd think that, for your own piece of mind, you'd want to know that you were taking care of things on your own end.
Let's take a look at the basic birth control options available to men in the United States, where I am located.
1. Abstinence: This is what we teach in a lot of our schools. It's also the method that resulted in my high school having the highest teen pregnancy rate in the country. It's a great idea... but its effectiveness drops dramatically the moment genital-to-genital contact is initiated. For anyone actually having sex, this isn't birth control at all.
2. Pulling out: I hear it's as effective as condoms... if you do it right every single time. But that's asking a lot, especially if you're tired, inebriated, or undisciplined. Plus, a lot of people feel like pulling out decreases intimacy.
3. Condoms: The main male birth control option in the United States. If used perfectly, they prevent about 98% of pregnancies (typical use prevents about 85% of pregnancies). They also provide some protection against sexually transmitted infections
-Long-term effectiveness
-Relatively cheap and easy
Drawbacks
-Requires consistent time/effort to be effective
-Will take 70-73 days to kick in, the length of the spermatogenes cycle (that is, it stops sperm production at the beginning of the cycle and the rest of the sperm in the system must pass through before you see the effects of heat begin)
The Challenge: Tonight, I will begin using the Heat Method. I will track how hot, how long, and my sperm counts.
The Rules: I plan to use a heating pad to deliver the heat. This particular one has a 2-hour automatic shutoff and will also turn off if it detects overheating. I will be applying heat as I can, hoping to have an hour or more of heat per day until April.
Since the thought of wearing a heating pad for extended periods of time doesn't seem attractive to me in the summer, I won't be heating during the summer. Previous studies have shown that certain heat application levels will cause lowered sperm production for several months, so I will cease application during the summer.
I will also be tracking my sperm concentration levels. I will try to post a measure of this at least once a month. I'll detail the specifics of my counting method later.
Initial Sperm Count: 353,136,000/mL.
Infertility Status at Fertility Clinic: <20,000,000/mL
WHO Infertility Definition: <1,000,000/mL
Here we go!
For far too long, men have put the responsibility birth control or and family planning off on women. There are two major problems with this. First, that means that many women are taking birth control polls that aren't good for their systems. If you really love someone, wouldn't you do whatever you could to help them? Second, many men rely on women to take these pills regularly. This could leave you open to deception and tricks. I'd think that, for your own piece of mind, you'd want to know that you were taking care of things on your own end.
Let's take a look at the basic birth control options available to men in the United States, where I am located.
1. Abstinence: This is what we teach in a lot of our schools. It's also the method that resulted in my high school having the highest teen pregnancy rate in the country. It's a great idea... but its effectiveness drops dramatically the moment genital-to-genital contact is initiated. For anyone actually having sex, this isn't birth control at all.
2. Pulling out: I hear it's as effective as condoms... if you do it right every single time. But that's asking a lot, especially if you're tired, inebriated, or undisciplined. Plus, a lot of people feel like pulling out decreases intimacy.
3. Condoms: The main male birth control option in the United States. If used perfectly, they prevent about 98% of pregnancies (typical use prevents about 85% of pregnancies). They also provide some protection against sexually transmitted infections
-Long-term effectiveness
-Relatively cheap and easy
Drawbacks
-Requires consistent time/effort to be effective
-Will take 70-73 days to kick in, the length of the spermatogenes cycle (that is, it stops sperm production at the beginning of the cycle and the rest of the sperm in the system must pass through before you see the effects of heat begin)
The Challenge: Tonight, I will begin using the Heat Method. I will track how hot, how long, and my sperm counts.
The Rules: I plan to use a heating pad to deliver the heat. This particular one has a 2-hour automatic shutoff and will also turn off if it detects overheating. I will be applying heat as I can, hoping to have an hour or more of heat per day until April.
Since the thought of wearing a heating pad for extended periods of time doesn't seem attractive to me in the summer, I won't be heating during the summer. Previous studies have shown that certain heat application levels will cause lowered sperm production for several months, so I will cease application during the summer.
I will also be tracking my sperm concentration levels. I will try to post a measure of this at least once a month. I'll detail the specifics of my counting method later.
Initial Sperm Count: 353,136,000/mL.
Infertility Status at Fertility Clinic: <20,000,000/mL
WHO Infertility Definition: <1,000,000/mL
Here we go!
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